Chapter 1

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Olivia Benson smiled and closed her eyes when the sunlight hit her face as she walked out of the building after the graduation ceremony. She had done it. She had done it at last and she was ready to apply for a job as an actual cop. She knew she would have to start at the bottom, but she was ready to put in the work. She had her sights set on the Special Victims Unit. She was only 23 years old and some of her friends in the Police Academy had told her she shouldn't worry about such heavy topics at her age, and to live a little. But it was personal for her.

A few guys in school had thought she was obsessed with sex and she'd had to set them straight. Rape is not sex, she'd kept saying. It wasn't the same at all. Consensual sex was supposed to be the most amazing thing in the world and she wished everyone could enjoy it. She wished her mother had enjoyed it instead of becoming a victim of rape. And she wanted to enjoy it herself.

Olivia was relatively inexperienced in that area. She'd been head over heels in love with one of her mother's students when she was only sixteen, and she had let this man take her virginity. She had let him do what he wanted with her, convinced that he truly loved her, but he had let her down. He had only taken from her without giving her something in return, and when things got rough and her mother threatened to have him kicked out of school, he had dumped her without thinking twice about it.

She had been devastated and it had taken her a long time to get over it. She had focused completely on college, never looking at boys again, and her end goal had been to go to the Police Academy. She had done it and now, she was just waiting for the right man so she could finally find out what it really meant to not just be one body with a person, but to have a trust that went far beyond what she'd seen so far. To be with someone who would always be honest with her and who could teach her more about sex.

But first, she was going to pay a visit to the Special Victims Unit of Manhattan. She had called them and the Captain had agreed to meet with her. He had invited his Sergeant as well, so she would have to convince not one but two men that she was really cut out for the job. She'd have to start out in the group of uniformed officers who assisted the unit, but she hoped to climb the ranks soon and become a real Detective. It was all she had ever wanted to be.

The Academy had written a glowing recommendation for her, and she was clutching a copy of that letter as well as her resume when she exited the elevator that had taken her to the floor of the 16th precinct where the SVU was. She felt a little nervous, but mostly excited. She was finally here.

An older man stood up when he saw her enter and he looked at her very kindly.

"Hello, can I help you?" he asked.

"Ah, yes. I'm here for a meeting with Captain Cragen and Sergeant Stabler."

The older man's face lit up, and she wondered if he had thought she had come in to report a rape. He seemed relieved and happily pointed her at a door to the side of the room.

"That's the Captain's office and Stabler is already in with him. I'll take you to them. I'm John Munch by the way. It would be a pleasure to have you join the team, Miss ..."

"Benson. Olivia Benson."

John Munch knocked on the door of the Captain's office and she heard a voice tell them to come in.

"Miss Benson is here for you and Elliot," John Munch announced, addressing the Captain behind the desk.

Captain Cragen stood up and smiled. Olivia quickly scanned the room and saw another man, it had to be Sergeant Stabler, stand up from where he'd been sitting on a small couch. Wow, that man was tall and he clearly worked out.

"Thanks John. We'll take it from here," the Captain said, and Olivia focused her attention on the Captain.

"I'm Donald Cragen and this is Elliot Stabler. Please, miss Benson, have a seat."

Olivia sat down in one of two wooden chairs opposite the Captain's desk, and Elliot Stabler sat down in the other chair. She flashed a small smile at the man next to her but assumed the Captain would be leading the interview so she tried to keep looking at him and not be distracted by the man next to her. He was incredibly handsome and the way he was looking at her was a little unsettling, but in a good way. He made her stomach flutter and he hadn't even said a word to her.

"Let's get down to business right away, shall we?" the Captain said. "We know you're here because you want to work in our unit. You have been told that you would need to start out as an officer since you've only just graduated. Your mentor at the academy speaks highly of you though, so we are definitely interested. So the purpose of this interview is to get to know a little bit more about you. About why you've chosen our unit and what you hope to bring to it."

Olivia tried to explain why she specifically wanted to get people off the streets who raped women or abused children and there was no way around her own background. Both men agreed not to tell the other members of the team about it though, and she appreciated it. She didn't want to be known as a rapist's daughter but as officer Benson. And hopefully soon as Detective Benson.

After about half and hour, the two men looked at each other and a look of understanding passed between them.

"I think we've heard enough, wouldn't you say Captain?" Stabler said as he rose from his chair.

Olivia quickly stood up as well, knowing this would be her cue to leave.

"So you'll get back to me?" she asked.

"No," Stabler said and her eyes flicked up to his.

"No?"

He smiled at her then and her stomach fluttered again.

"Please go to the front desk and ask for officer Montoya. She will take your measurements and have you fitted with a uniform. Then report back here for duty at 8 AM sharp tomorrow."

Goosebumps formed all over Olivia's back and she bit her lip. Then she smiled widely. Part of her wanted to hug the man in front of her but she managed to contain herself and shook his hand instead. She shook Cragen's hand as well and he welcomed her to the team.

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